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and what happened was the economy grew. because the problem is if we believe in free market, then you shift money to get the economy going. you shift money to where there's pent-up demand. where is there pent-up demand right now? it's at the bottom, not at the top. doesn't paul ryan's budget try to fix the economic woes that we're in on the backs of the poor? the bishops seem to be saying that-- >> bill, i think that that's really putting it rather strongly. i mean, if you look at paul ryan, does he look to you like the kind of guy who just says, "the heck with the poor. we need to get american going. we, you know, we're going to throw these people underneath the bus," excuse me sister, "and, damn the torpedoes. you know, we're going to go straight ahead and we're going to make--" i think that he knows and some of the positions they're-- anybody who's lived in washington or dealt with these issues knows you may have to start out a little bit further along than you really want to be at, so that when you inevitably begin to w
and what happened was the economy grew. because the problem is if we believe in free market, then you shift money to get the economy going. you shift money to where there's pent-up demand. where is there pent-up demand right now? it's at the bottom, not at the top. doesn't paul ryan's budget try to fix the economic woes that we're in on the backs of the poor? the bishops seem to be saying that-- >> bill, i think that that's really putting it rather strongly. i mean, if you look at paul...
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where are you going to get the money that we need in a way that won't tank the economy, that will increase the likelihood of economic growth?" and so, the problenow facing the country and the candidates is we're going to elect a candidate who is going to goveri by asking us to make choices that we haven't anticipated. and as a result, we're going to feel betrayed to some extent, even if we voted for that candidate. >> the debates were the most watched in a long time. your field intersects politics and entertainment. do you think entertainment values had mething to do with me this? >> well, i think suspense was what was required down to the wire.hi and that's what we got. one won one, another won another. then a couple of draws. what could be better for keeping people watching? unfortunately, the lack of an answer to who sacrifices what is only the beginning of an endless list that, for me, is a reason ust in isappointed, not the debates, but in the entire campaign. ut about things that are important, about plutocracy taking over fi democracy, the widening gulf between the powerful and the
where are you going to get the money that we need in a way that won't tank the economy, that will increase the likelihood of economic growth?" and so, the problenow facing the country and the candidates is we're going to elect a candidate who is going to goveri by asking us to make choices that we haven't anticipated. and as a result, we're going to feel betrayed to some extent, even if we voted for that candidate. >> the debates were the most watched in a long time. your field...
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like the national economy, florida's economy has been slowly improng.mp foreclosure rates have come down, but still remain high, and florida's unemployment rate at 8.7% continues to be higher than the national rate. >> i voted again for obama because he does not have... things can change in a day. president bush left us in a very very bad position, so things cannot change in a day. so that's why i'm giving president obama another chance. >> we do have a business and it does seem to have picked up a little bit. not great, but a little bit. >> tom: coming into election day, governor romney has been leading president obama in the latest miami herald statewide florida polls by about six points. that's because of growing support for governor romney in central florida and northern florida, areas with housing inrkets still struggling and with unemployment ratesh generally above the national average. >> susie: that's really fascinating, tom, sort of like the tale of two cities. what about south florida, what about voters in the rest of florida? >> tom: south florida is a nteresting case, the hou
like the national economy, florida's economy has been slowly improng.mp foreclosure rates have come down, but still remain high, and florida's unemployment rate at 8.7% continues to be higher than the national rate. >> i voted again for obama because he does not have... things can change in a day. president bush left us in a very very bad position, so things cannot change in a day. so that's why i'm giving president obama another chance. >> we do have a business and it does seem to...
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if the fed doesn't act the economy's going to keep going. the europe, ecb, definitely in my view needs to provide more stimulus. but they are right to expect that the countries that have been overspending and labor markets are inefficient and really where labor doesn't move around as it needs to, that there needs to be some restructuring to make those conditions. but i think the ecb will in the end provide more support. they've pretty well got to. >> susie: i thought it was interesting you told me earlier today that you've been warming up to buying some european stock and you were really avoiding them not too long ago for individual investors, i know there are a lot of bargains out there but it still sounds a little risky. what do you tell your clients? >> well, it is still a little risky. we're prepared for further disappointment. it's been a continuing cycle of summitry, one after the other after another. and expectations get met and then dashed and it's just up and down. and we doubt that we're through with that cycle. but cheap prices ci
if the fed doesn't act the economy's going to keep going. the europe, ecb, definitely in my view needs to provide more stimulus. but they are right to expect that the countries that have been overspending and labor markets are inefficient and really where labor doesn't move around as it needs to, that there needs to be some restructuring to make those conditions. but i think the ecb will in the end provide more support. they've pretty well got to. >> susie: i thought it was interesting...
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hopefully they'll get back in if we get this economy going again. you're right, the new additions are coming from there but there are still millions who never see that opportunity because those conditions aren't satisfied in their lives. tavis: we talked about education a moment ago because you're the former secretary. what's your assessment of the obama program race to the top? >> it's pretty good. i like the idea of incentives, the idea, you should remind the states of the action of the states. it's in the states and then the locale and the closer it is to the child the more important it is. the single most important person in a child's education is his parents. we know that. this is the great mystery of the far east, the asian mystery, they focus on their children's education. they're obsessive about their kid's education. our kid doesn't do good in math in america you say you're in class, you couldn't do well, your grandmother can't do well in math, you can't do well in math. in china they say work harder. there's that. the performance of americ
hopefully they'll get back in if we get this economy going again. you're right, the new additions are coming from there but there are still millions who never see that opportunity because those conditions aren't satisfied in their lives. tavis: we talked about education a moment ago because you're the former secretary. what's your assessment of the obama program race to the top? >> it's pretty good. i like the idea of incentives, the idea, you should remind the states of the action of the...
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created in net than an there have actually been created because he wants us to feel better about the economy than the data would actually warrant. governor romney wants to feature everything that's negative, without acknowledging anything that's posietve about the economy.ve and if people feature one of those indictments without picking up the other compensatory body of information, they don't have the whole picture. the reality is the onomic indicators right now are mixed. and you have a new obama ad on the air that's trying to feature the ones that are positive in order to increase the likelihood that you think about those as you ask whether or not the country is better off now than it would've been, had obama not been president. we were in a deep recession. and president obama's having the difficulty of having to make the argument that, "things are better than they would have been, had i not done what i have done." but they're still not what they ought to be. and that's a tough case for the incumbent. and governor romney's exploiting it every inch of the way. >> my favorite whopper was wh
created in net than an there have actually been created because he wants us to feel better about the economy than the data would actually warrant. governor romney wants to feature everything that's negative, without acknowledging anything that's posietve about the economy.ve and if people feature one of those indictments without picking up the other compensatory body of information, they don't have the whole picture. the reality is the onomic indicators right now are mixed. and you have a new...
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the vice-presidential candidates will slug it out on the economy, medicare and taxes. they may be number two on the ticket, but these men hope they can make this another crucial turning point in an election that is now almost a dead heat. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: vice-presidential debates are often more entertaining than important, but not this time. joe biden will be trying to beat back the romney bump from the first presidential debate; and paul ryan will be working to stretch mitt romney's debate double into a home run. >> if ryan does really, really well, it could possibly fundamentally make this a real horse race, not just nationally but in the battleground states. so, i think there is a lot of expectation on both sides for what this debate possible could do. >> reporter: if you thought the first presidential debate was bogged down in statistics and policy details, you'll have more fun tonight. debate veterans are expecting fireworks. jeff nesbit was press secretary for former vice-president dan quayle. >> while both of them can go deep on wonky politics
the vice-presidential candidates will slug it out on the economy, medicare and taxes. they may be number two on the ticket, but these men hope they can make this another crucial turning point in an election that is now almost a dead heat. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: vice-presidential debates are often more entertaining than important, but not this time. joe biden will be trying to beat back the romney bump from the first presidential debate; and paul ryan will be working to stretch...
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economy. but others are harder to predict. >> we also have to think about the fiscal cliff in the u.s. as well as the election in the u.s. as well as all the uncertainties related to the political climate come the first part of next year. >> reporter: against that backdrop it can be hard for investors to get excited about investing in stocks. colas recommends positioning your portfolio defensively: in real estate, utilities and consumer staple stocks. erika miller, "n.b.r.," new york. >> susie: investors weren't too excited about buying stocks today. after five weeks of gains, the dow and s&p fell, following that report that japan's economic growth slowed in the second quarter. as we mentioned earlier, japan's weakness is a reminder the world is still facing a global economic slowdown. the s&p 500 fell for the first time in seven days, ending its longest winning streak since december 2010. still, the index is up more than 9% since june, and it's within 24 points of a four-year high. material s
economy. but others are harder to predict. >> we also have to think about the fiscal cliff in the u.s. as well as the election in the u.s. as well as all the uncertainties related to the political climate come the first part of next year. >> reporter: against that backdrop it can be hard for investors to get excited about investing in stocks. colas recommends positioning your portfolio defensively: in real estate, utilities and consumer staple stocks. erika miller,...
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you want this selection to be about the economy. you want it to be about jobs. and mitt romney is somewhat hampered. he was hampered by his own hand yesterday as mentioned earlier about the taxes. i mean all of a sudden we are into his own tax returns again. and you know, his strength as a candidate he has been a success in business. all people know about him he is has been a success, he's wealthy, he has been effective. how did he get there. he opened it up again. he showed himself not to be the sure footed candidate that you want at a presidential level. >> i want to ask you both about the romney and the issue but we should point out the news story just now within in the last few minutes the romney ryan camp released paul ryan's tax returns for the last two years. turns out he paid just under 16 percent in 23010-- 2010 and paid 20% for 2011. is that a nonissue, an into, itch are. >> i haven't got a chance to look at them. i imagine they are much more complex. >> the income is significantly less. they took between 2 and 7.7 million in assets but that's not the
you want this selection to be about the economy. you want it to be about jobs. and mitt romney is somewhat hampered. he was hampered by his own hand yesterday as mentioned earlier about the taxes. i mean all of a sudden we are into his own tax returns again. and you know, his strength as a candidate he has been a success in business. all people know about him he is has been a success, he's wealthy, he has been effective. how did he get there. he opened it up again. he showed himself not to be...
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there is no unpopping champagne corks over this economy. and i wish there were. it would be nice to see a trend more in the right direction in that no matter who wins. >> i think are you still expecting to see those ads come from both sides, right? >> they're not going to go away any time soon and we're not going to see a major shift in that trend before the election. let's face it. you can't fool the american public. they know what is going on. at the end of the day, you look around, see the houses are no longer falling in price that is good news. they get a couple of jobs, that's good news. it's not enough good news to make everything okay again. we are still digging ourselves out of a hole from a severe crisis. >> diane swonk and neil irwin, thanks both very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour: the senate race that's become a national story in missouri; shields and brooks; and an election to watch, very far down south. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: wall street rallied at first on the j
there is no unpopping champagne corks over this economy. and i wish there were. it would be nice to see a trend more in the right direction in that no matter who wins. >> i think are you still expecting to see those ads come from both sides, right? >> they're not going to go away any time soon and we're not going to see a major shift in that trend before the election. let's face it. you can't fool the american public. they know what is going on. at the end of the day, you look...
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the economy of china has slowed. the economy of europe has lowed. and that showed up in the numbers. >> brown: i'm not going to make you into a political ansys but from where you sit does it look like there's something here for both candidates? >> yea l i think there is something there for both sides. i think on the one side president obama can certainly point to the fact that the economy did better in the third quarter than it did in the second quarter. and that we're sort of on the right trajectory or on the ri yht pathwaye towards recovery. things are getting a little bit better. at the sa times there's no question that governor romney could say well look, we might be headed t in the right direction, t the truth is, is that economic growth is extraordinarily anemic when compared to other postwar recoveries. and not the kind of-- not the kind of numbers or economic growth that we need to ally, really make progress or to put a dent in the high unemployment rate and get some people back to work. >> brown: hugh johnson, thanks a lot. >> you're welcom
the economy of china has slowed. the economy of europe has lowed. and that showed up in the numbers. >> brown: i'm not going to make you into a political ansys but from where you sit does it look like there's something here for both candidates? >> yea l i think there is something there for both sides. i think on the one side president obama can certainly point to the fact that the economy did better in the third quarter than it did in the second quarter. and that we're sort of on...
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being such a creative economy. for example, energy prices have fallen a lot. and there are some other things you can count to on the upside. but so far businesses have been very reluctant to invest heavily, very reluctant to hire heavily. >> muhamed el-erian what do you see-- when you look at all this data coming in, what is most important to you? >> a few things. first the employment picture. and not just whether we're creating jobs or not. that's important. but also what's happening to those who remain unemployed. and that is a pretty worsening picture. that's why i call 2 a crisis. because long-term unemployment is really high. and youth unemployment is really high. and these are longer-term issues that we need to deal with. so the employment picture is very important. second, clarity for businesses. today no one has the confidence to invest. there is a ton of money, judy, on the sideline, a ton of money. and if we can engage that money in the system would be great. and third as ken rightly said, the global economy. we are facing he is vore headwinds. so a
being such a creative economy. for example, energy prices have fallen a lot. and there are some other things you can count to on the upside. but so far businesses have been very reluctant to invest heavily, very reluctant to hire heavily. >> muhamed el-erian what do you see-- when you look at all this data coming in, what is most important to you? >> a few things. first the employment picture. and not just whether we're creating jobs or not. that's important. but also what's...
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major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: tough new rhetoric dominated the presidential campaign during the last 24 hours. it was the latest evidence that the battle for the white house will be no holds barred. the pre-convention presidential campaign has become increasingly defined by acrimony and accusation. >> this is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like. >> they are just throwing everything at the wall to see if it sticks. >> ifill: a new war of words was launched tuesday, as vice president biden went after republican mitt romney in danville, virginia. >> romney wants to let-- he said in the first hundred days, he's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules. unchain wall street. they're going to put y'all back in chains. >> if
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and together they give you a large impact on the economy. and by the same token, if you think about what would be better, it isn't just spending. we can't fick the long-run problem of the deficit by just cutting spending. and we can't fix it by just raising taxs. we've got to do some of each, but in a gradual way over time, and in a much more intelligent way than this actually rk thing, which is about to hit us. >> ifill: this blunt-force object heading in our direction. >> absolutely. >> ifill: draw the line for me between these numbers and unemployment going up to 9% next year. what is the connection? >> so, we know that right now we have too much debt in our economy, and that's causing a drag on economic growth. but what you have to do to deal with that is put in place a long-term, screbl plan to bring our debt local officials down but note so fast this it would interrupt what is a really fragile economy we're having right now. the problem with the fiscal cliff is too much deficit save ago and that's from somebody who believes we need to
and together they give you a large impact on the economy. and by the same token, if you think about what would be better, it isn't just spending. we can't fick the long-run problem of the deficit by just cutting spending. and we can't fix it by just raising taxs. we've got to do some of each, but in a gradual way over time, and in a much more intelligent way than this actually rk thing, which is about to hit us. >> ifill: this blunt-force object heading in our direction. >>...
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my metropolitan area has an economy larger than 42 state. that's also true for new york and chicago. >> ifill: and yet, mayors, one of the interesting thing when we were in tampa last week, one of the big applause lines was the idea that the federal government is running our lives, and mayors, many of them democrats, don't mind it, and that republicans do. >> i received-- we're going to jump all over this. i received a little bit of money from the federal government, butty fund my city, and i have invested my local tax dollars in infrastructure. we-- you don't turn a city over to someone who doesn't believe in government. we believe in the power of government to do things because we have to do things every day. cities have to function 24/7. we don't have time to worry about, you know, debate this theory or that theory. i have to pick up the trash. >> we're also taking on issues they're afraid to take on in washington in a serious way. first of all, we balance our budgets every single year. when i got elected we had a $1.5 billion pension cri
my metropolitan area has an economy larger than 42 state. that's also true for new york and chicago. >> ifill: and yet, mayors, one of the interesting thing when we were in tampa last week, one of the big applause lines was the idea that the federal government is running our lives, and mayors, many of them democrats, don't mind it, and that republicans do. >> i received-- we're going to jump all over this. i received a little bit of money from the federal government, butty fund my...
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i like the economy. it's really important in determining an election. what i hate are the forecast. when they say so and so has a 66% chance of winning or 32% chance of winningment because if you tell me you think you can quantify an event that is about to happen that you don't expect like the 47% comment or a debate performance, you think are you a wizard. that's not possible. the pollsters tell us what's happening now. when they start projecting, they're getting into silly land. the last comment. not to pick on the iowa markets, believe me i pay tension to the iowa markets. they've done better since 1988. that is a sample size of six. what study would have a sample-- we've had six national elections since thenment who has a study with a sample size of six. so i like the polls. i like the economy. i don't like the forecast. >> all right, you heard it here. >> wow. >> woodruff: now let's talk about what happened last night. the debate between the vice presidential candidates, 24 hours later, mark. what s
i like the economy. it's really important in determining an election. what i hate are the forecast. when they say so and so has a 66% chance of winning or 32% chance of winningment because if you tell me you think you can quantify an event that is about to happen that you don't expect like the 47% comment or a debate performance, you think are you a wizard. that's not possible. the pollsters tell us what's happening now. when they start projecting, they're getting into silly land. the last...
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for america to be strong in the world we have to have a strong, vibrant economy at home and growing economy and better education. that's what i'm about. the second is to trump mitt romney's very limited credentials and his stumbles quite frankly whether it's russia or great britain and his own trips abroad. and try to exploit that.an but david is right. the underlying tenor of this campaign, the internal, if you would, of the polls, have been moving in romney's direction. i mean he's now seen as better on the economy. he's now seen as better on the jobs. all these numbers are up in that wall street journal/nbc poll you just mentioned since the first debate. i would say right now the president has enormous responsibility tonight. that is, it's the goldilocks factor. i was too cool in the first debate. he may have been a little too hot in the second debate. i think he's just t to strike it right hereto tonight and i think tt is the key for him. they're going to be seated at a table much like we are so tat might be like i can reach out and touch you if i wanted to which might not be a good ide
for america to be strong in the world we have to have a strong, vibrant economy at home and growing economy and better education. that's what i'm about. the second is to trump mitt romney's very limited credentials and his stumbles quite frankly whether it's russia or great britain and his own trips abroad. and try to exploit that.an but david is right. the underlying tenor of this campaign, the internal, if you would, of the polls, have been moving in romney's direction. i mean he's now seen...
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we're on a path in which the public debt will be twice the size of the entire economy. we need to do something about that. you may disagree with portions of chairman ryan's proposal, but you can have no doubt that something has to be done to correct the path we're. >> ifill: patrick knudson, bob greenstein, steven dennis, thank you all very much. >> woodruff: we're joined by newshour political editor christina bellantoni. welcome to you both. what does this say about governor romney, dan? >> two things. one is something we often underestimate. the personal nature of a pick like this, all of these presidential candidates want comfort with the person they find as their running mate. i think in this case what it talks about is a kind of, if i can, the essential giend of geekiness of the two people. they are numbers people. they are numbers crunchers. this may be the first power point ticket we've had in american political history. something you wouldn't say about president obama and joe biden or the last republican ticket. the second thing i think it says is it gives us so
we're on a path in which the public debt will be twice the size of the entire economy. we need to do something about that. you may disagree with portions of chairman ryan's proposal, but you can have no doubt that something has to be done to correct the path we're. >> ifill: patrick knudson, bob greenstein, steven dennis, thank you all very much. >> woodruff: we're joined by newshour political editor christina bellantoni. welcome to you both. what does this say about governor...
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the nevada economy was booming. jobs were plentiful thanks to a sustained burst of commercial and residential construction. just two years later, the bottom fell out. housing prices plummeted. new construction stopped. and more than 60% of las vegas residents found themselves underwater, holding mortgages bigger than the value of their properties. his house was suddenly worth less than half of what he paid. on top of that, his wife lost her job. so you were underwater. >> i was underwater. suarez: if that kept on going that way, would you have lost the house? >> yes. i definitely would have lost the house if that kept going. >> suarez: but he heard about a government program called the home affordable modification plan, hamp. the obama administration launched the program in the spring of 2009. it requires lenders to work with distressed homeowners to bring their mortgage payments down to one third of their income. >> i almost going to lose my house. thanks to the president with that program to help the homeowner, yo
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economy. >> woodruff: then, we conclude our series on the domestic energy boom with a debate about the benefits and pitfalls of increased oil and gas production. >> brown: gwen ifill has a conversation with "new york times" reporter rachel swarns about uncovering the rich multicultural heritage of first lady michelle obama. >> they basically had front-row seats to major moments in our history, from shrivery to the civil war, reconstruction, segregation, the migration. it is a very, very american story. >> woodruff: newshour regulars ruth marcus and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> brown: and as the thrilling olympic games wind down in london, we check in with christine brennan of "usa today." >> woodruff: that's all ahead, on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs st
economy. >> woodruff: then, we conclude our series on the domestic energy boom with a debate about the benefits and pitfalls of increased oil and gas production. >> brown: gwen ifill has a conversation with "new york times" reporter rachel swarns about uncovering the rich multicultural heritage of first lady michelle obama. >> they basically had front-row seats to major moments in our history, from shrivery to the civil war, reconstruction, segregation, the...
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when president barack obama took office, the economy was in freefall. it had just shrunk 9 full percent of g.d.p. we were losing 750,000 jobs a month. are we doing better than that today? >> yes! >> the answer is yes. >> woodruff: after 45 minutes, president clinton boiled down the choice: >> my fellow americans, all of us in this grand hall and everybody watching at home, when we vote in this election, we'll be deciding what kind of country we want to live in. if you want a winner-take-all, you're-on-your-own society, you should support the republican ticket. but if you want a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibility, a we're-all-in- this-together society, you should vote for barack obama and joe biden. >> woodruff: delegates on the floor were enthralled during the speech, and energized after it. >> it was like going to a baseball game and hitting a home run. he hit all of the issues. >> president clinton pointed out all the discrepancies i think the republican party have been trying to blame on president barack obama, but obviously it
when president barack obama took office, the economy was in freefall. it had just shrunk 9 full percent of g.d.p. we were losing 750,000 jobs a month. are we doing better than that today? >> yes! >> the answer is yes. >> woodruff: after 45 minutes, president clinton boiled down the choice: >> my fellow americans, all of us in this grand hall and everybody watching at home, when we vote in this election, we'll be deciding what kind of country we want to live in. if you...
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the economy is in the issue. the economy, by the way, in debt, and you have a president who promised employment would not go above 8% after his $850 billion surplus. it's been 42 months over 8%. our debt has gone to 15 trillion. paul ryan understands about debt. these why those guys-- they're responding to concerns americans have. >> ifill: go ahead, judy. >> woodruff: was just going to say the other thing that comes to mind immediately is governor romney spent a the love time talking about china, declaring china as soon as he becomes president a currency manipulator. john engler, the head of the national association of manufacturers said he didn't think mitt romney meant that, that he would do is that if he was elected president. >> i think mitt romney-- >> love john engram but i disagree with mim i discussed this a long time ago with governor romney. he feels very viscerally about china. i don't think at the end of the day his object is a trade war. it's to increase the leverage of the american president. and i
the economy is in the issue. the economy, by the way, in debt, and you have a president who promised employment would not go above 8% after his $850 billion surplus. it's been 42 months over 8%. our debt has gone to 15 trillion. paul ryan understands about debt. these why those guys-- they're responding to concerns americans have. >> ifill: go ahead, judy. >> woodruff: was just going to say the other thing that comes to mind immediately is governor romney spent a the love time...
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>> a lot of people understand that the debt is the economy holding the economy back. they that's what drove the election in november, 2010, so his planned a dresses that by reducing that. there's a spending binge, you get that down, that creates the deal with the debt. and then people worried about tax increases, we have this fiscal cliff, who knows what's going to happen? he puts in place lower tax rates. then these regulations that people keep talking about all the time and it's out there. you can see hit in the data addressing that. so there's substantive thing over this plan and they will increase growth. we know that from history. >> the important thing on that is john the right on the pieces that governor romney is suggesting but there's a philosophical theme, too, we need to focus on the long-term problems facing our country. if we fix those the short-term economy will also move. that's exactly opposite of president obama's philosophy. >> woodruff: one of the comments i've seen from a number of analysts who've looked at what governor romney has put out there, h
>> a lot of people understand that the debt is the economy holding the economy back. they that's what drove the election in november, 2010, so his planned a dresses that by reducing that. there's a spending binge, you get that down, that creates the deal with the debt. and then people worried about tax increases, we have this fiscal cliff, who knows what's going to happen? he puts in place lower tax rates. then these regulations that people keep talking about all the time and it's out...
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an economy built to last. in terms of promises, there are many things that he promised in 2008 that we will talk about here. the end of the war in iraq. he broke the back of al qaeda. we're drawing down our troops in afghan stafn. let's not forget that he killed bin laden. those are real promises in 2008. another promise in 200 is how we were going to strengthen the middle class. because the middle class suffered from this recession but they've been suffering for a long time. decades of policies that left them behind. that's the one thing that has been driving the president over the course of the last four years. you know, that's why we passed the ledbetter act so that women could be equal bread winners for their middle class families across the country. that's why we passedded health care reform to make sure that people's economic security didn't depend on their health security. we are going to be running on our ideas. we're going to be running on our path forward. we're very much looking forward to thursday
an economy built to last. in terms of promises, there are many things that he promised in 2008 that we will talk about here. the end of the war in iraq. he broke the back of al qaeda. we're drawing down our troops in afghan stafn. let's not forget that he killed bin laden. those are real promises in 2008. another promise in 200 is how we were going to strengthen the middle class. because the middle class suffered from this recession but they've been suffering for a long time. decades of...
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. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: with the convention over, republicans mitt romney and paul ryan officially launched into the general election campaign today. and president obama and vice president biden moved to answer the challenge and make ready for their own party gathering. on the morning after, the romney-ryan team came together in lakeland, florida, to thank the state for hosting the republican's big party. >> what a great convention, huh? >> brown: the vice presidential nominee stayed on the attack, drawing on a line from his convention speech. >> college grads should not spend their 20s in t
. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions...
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major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the annual remembrance of 9/11 brought somber ceremony and muted politics today. americans looked back on a day that shook the world and led to a decade of war. >> keith george... ifill: a day of remembrance began at ground zero, where new yorkers gathered under a crisp blue sky, reminiscent of the day of the attack eleven years ago. friends and relatives of the victims listened to what has become an annual, solemn ritual. the names, read allowed, of the nearly 3,000 who died on that day in new york, washington and pennsylvania. >> john edward bulaga,, jr. steven bruce bunan. and
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economy is improving moderately, but hiring remains sluggish. that assessment came from the federal reserve today, after a two-day policy meeting. d stopped short of taking any further action.th instead, it's proceeding with a new bond-buying program it launched last month in a bid to bolster growth. on wall street, the fed's assessment of the economy put a brake on efforts to recover fro. yesterday's big sell-off. instead, the dow jones industrial average lost 25 points to close at 13,077. f the nasdaq fell more than eight points to close at 2,981. europe'seuconomic troubles are getting even worse. the european union reported today that the overall government debt of euro-zope countries has hit 90% of their total economic output for the year. that's the highest level sinceo- the euro was launched in 1999. five of the nations that use the euro are already officially in recession: greece, spain, italy, portugal and cyprus. an islamist group was quick to claim it attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya and the white house was told almost im
economy is improving moderately, but hiring remains sluggish. that assessment came from the federal reserve today, after a two-day policy meeting. d stopped short of taking any further action.th instead, it's proceeding with a new bond-buying program it launched last month in a bid to bolster growth. on wall street, the fed's assessment of the economy put a brake on efforts to recover fro. yesterday's big sell-off. instead, the dow jones industrial average lost 25 points to close at 13,077. f...
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major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> intel. sponsors of tomorrow. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president obama faced an international audience today against the backdrop of a reelection campaign at home and anti-american violence abroad. the president took the stage at the unitedded nations urging the assembledded leaders to address the wave of anger across the muslim world. >> the attacks of last two weeks are not simply an assault on america. they're also an assault on the very ideals upon which the united nations was founded. if we are serious about these ideals, we must speak honestly about the deeper causes of the crisis. because we f
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economy. >> brown: fred de sam lazaro reports on a helping hand for low-income american entrepreneurs, inspired by loans offered in the developing world. >> i used it to purchase about 30 handmade senegalese drums. >> we used the money to fix the store. >> we used the microgrant dollars for, at the time, was to... more signage. >> woodruff: and on the daily download, margaret warner examines how the presidential campaigns are using social media to amplify their messages. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: new anti-american protests erupted in
economy. >> brown: fred de sam lazaro reports on a helping hand for low-income american entrepreneurs, inspired by loans offered in the developing world. >> i used it to purchase about 30 handmade senegalese drums. >> we used the money to fix the store. >> we used the microgrant dollars for, at the time, was to... more signage. >> woodruff: and on the daily download, margaret warner examines how the presidential campaigns are using social media to amplify their...
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it follows three young girls growing up amid a flagging economy. this excerpt shows how an illinois school tries to help families make ends meet. >> first change this. if this is a good time for you, would you like to send your students down for the nutrition club? >> i'll have them down there shortly. thank you very much. knew nutrition club students can stand up. line up. you'll be going down there in just a moment. >> push the chairs up? yes. this is a bag of food that you get every friday. you have to make last the whole weekend. they announce in class that you have to go down for a nutrition club, if you're in it. you have to go to the office. you have to sign your name in for it. then you go put it in your locker. then you go back to class. >> people... good morning, brit knee. how are you doing? >> is monica here yet? not yet. she's on our waiting list. she's there. >> make sure you put it in your locker right away. >> you can go from feeling okay, not having to go hungry to this. going mung reand having to pay all your bills and not being a
it follows three young girls growing up amid a flagging economy. this excerpt shows how an illinois school tries to help families make ends meet. >> first change this. if this is a good time for you, would you like to send your students down for the nutrition club? >> i'll have them down there shortly. thank you very much. knew nutrition club students can stand up. line up. you'll be going down there in just a moment. >> push the chairs up? yes. this is a bag of food that you...
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he was a business success in a bad economy. he was a turn around artist that is how you would sell him. he had a beautiful family, a lovely family. he's free of any scandal, he's well educated, es a a hand some man, governor of a blue state. but he wasn't a cause. when ronald reagan got in trouble in 1980 and in did in that campaign there were people there who had been with him in 1964 and barry goldwater fight, been with him in 1968 when he challenged richard nixon as the conservative alternative, 1976 when he took on president-- there were to years of shared foxholes, there aren't with mitt romney so when mitt romney gets in trouble, there isn't that emotional cadre of people saying i've been there in the tough ones. and he was always good. >> yeah. i agree with that. though i would say the trouble is different. let me put it this way. several decades ago hi a chance to have dinner with tom clancy the thriller writer. he sat down and had just toured a battleship and seen a new weapon system and was bubbling over about excitem
he was a business success in a bad economy. he was a turn around artist that is how you would sell him. he had a beautiful family, a lovely family. he's free of any scandal, he's well educated, es a a hand some man, governor of a blue state. but he wasn't a cause. when ronald reagan got in trouble in 1980 and in did in that campaign there were people there who had been with him in 1964 and barry goldwater fight, been with him in 1968 when he challenged richard nixon as the conservative...
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major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: alerts were up today in most of the gulf coast states for tropical storm isaac. it was expected to become a category two hurricane in the hours ahead. by late this afternoon, the storm was still more than 200 miles southeast of the mississippi river. it shifted slightly to the west during the day, with new orleans in its sights. as isaac bore down on the gulf coast, thousands began boarding up. and shipping out. >> we thought we would head out today. >> ifill: the major worry: a storm surge that could approach 12 feet in places, add up to 16 inches of rain, and overwhelm a stretch of the southern
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in this country in which lots of americans would simply be not part of the economy at all? >> irrelevant. you know, they'll have jobs but these are going to be jobs that don't pay much. i mean that's the trend you see already. >> reporter: what can you really do about trade? >> basically what we mean on trade is we have to get a little tougher. we're just suggesting that when there are obstacles, get a little tough with people and impose some duties if you have to. >> reporter: meaning? protective tariffs. you don't have to do it on every good or product. you don't have to do it on every country but when something is at stake, stand up for things. >> reporter: while most economists would scoff at such talk, president obama has been getting tougher. filing a trade case last month against chinese car exporters the same day he hit the place in blue-collar ohio. >> we've brought more trade cases against china in one term than the previous administration did in two. and every case we've brought that's been decided we won. >> reporter: and mitt romney promises that if elected he'
in this country in which lots of americans would simply be not part of the economy at all? >> irrelevant. you know, they'll have jobs but these are going to be jobs that don't pay much. i mean that's the trend you see already. >> reporter: what can you really do about trade? >> basically what we mean on trade is we have to get a little tougher. we're just suggesting that when there are obstacles, get a little tough with people and impose some duties if you have to. >>...
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margaret, a month ago we were still talking almost entirely about jobs and the economy. now we've had a u.s. ambassador murdered in libya. there's been general... much more attention to foreign policy. i think we had good jobs numbers as well. remember that. >> warner: last friday. the romney campaign is looking to go where the ducks are. at this moment the economic numbers are good for the white house but there's more and more controversy about foreign policy and leadership. >> warner: what would you add to that, susan? did they see this as an opportunity to be seized? >> i think the romney camp understands he needs to be seen as a credible commander in chief if he's going to be elected president. there's a bar he needs to get over. i don't think they're going to stick on this issue much it's pretty clear that even though foreign policy has risen a bit and even though there was an opening because of the white house's changing explanation of the attacks in benghazi that killed our ambassador that this election is going to be prosecuted on the economy. that is the topic t
margaret, a month ago we were still talking almost entirely about jobs and the economy. now we've had a u.s. ambassador murdered in libya. there's been general... much more attention to foreign policy. i think we had good jobs numbers as well. remember that. >> warner: last friday. the romney campaign is looking to go where the ducks are. at this moment the economic numbers are good for the white house but there's more and more controversy about foreign policy and leadership. >>...
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tehran at a time when international talks are at an impasse, sanctions are biting heavily into iran's economy and oil production, and talk of military action by israel to halt iran's nuclear program ratchets back up. indeed, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said today, "we received additional proof that iran is continuing accelerated progress towards achieving nuclear weapons, and is totally ignoring international demands." on tuesday, iran unveiled an updated model of a short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, the fateh 110. that's farsi for "conqueror". iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, said it was a purely defensive weapon. >> ( translated ): we want it to defend ourselves and our human dignity, not in an aggressive context, but as a deterrence. >> woodruff: a campaign of covert cyber-attacks against iran has been conducted by the united states and israel. code-named "olympic games", it disabled thousands of centrifuges at iranian nuclear facilities. several iranian nuclear scientists have also been assassinated in recent years; suspicion in those attacks has fallen
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any day that the republicans are not talking about president obama, his record, the economy, jobs, is a day that they've lost an opportunity. so we just saw that video of mitt romney having to answer a question about todded aiken. he's off message, on the defensive. we're not todd. this is not where the republicans want to be. look, this was an unforced error. this was unintended. i don't think any of us expected today we'll be talking about this. i don't know. we'll be dealing with this in a week or a month but it's a problem for today >> ifill: in fact, we weren't much talking about the missouri race except to the day that claire mccaskill seemed in peril. how critical is missouri? >> now the republican strategists i talked to are very worried about the race. they're unsure that aiken can recover from this. he is a terrible fund-raiser. he has been ad bad fund-raiser. they're concerned that this will dry up any potential establishment mainstream business money that might have gone to him. if he can't compete financially they don't want to invest in the race. if that's the case then
any day that the republicans are not talking about president obama, his record, the economy, jobs, is a day that they've lost an opportunity. so we just saw that video of mitt romney having to answer a question about todded aiken. he's off message, on the defensive. we're not todd. this is not where the republicans want to be. look, this was an unforced error. this was unintended. i don't think any of us expected today we'll be talking about this. i don't know. we'll be dealing with this in a...
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campaign would not necessarily be popular and i think turkey would be left alone for other reasons and the economy would be hurt, turkey has been on a ten-year growth pattern and nobody wants that kind of a conflict that could end turkey's phenomenal growth. so a variety of reasons turkey doesn't want full blown conflict with syria. what i see mostly in the next few months is the new normal which is that every time assad picks a fight with turkey, shelling turkish territory, turkey will act in kind and reciprocate. now that we see turkey has shelled syria in return for syria shelling turkish cities, the question is what if there's an incident in which, accidental as it might, be the syrians end up shelling at one more turkish town because some of the shelling is not precise and the syrians are not known for their master of the artillery targeting and if there's another shelling that creates a large number of casualties, turkey would have to respond with a larger force. so i could see the conflict escalate bug the turks don't want it to get to the next level unless they know that the united states
campaign would not necessarily be popular and i think turkey would be left alone for other reasons and the economy would be hurt, turkey has been on a ten-year growth pattern and nobody wants that kind of a conflict that could end turkey's phenomenal growth. so a variety of reasons turkey doesn't want full blown conflict with syria. what i see mostly in the next few months is the new normal which is that every time assad picks a fight with turkey, shelling turkish territory, turkey will act in...